From 24fc856664b2925fe4aff73b2684e4baa663906c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Wiegley Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:19:07 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added README notes about building on OS X --- README-1ST | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README-1ST b/README-1ST index 0b831828..9eb1349c 100644 --- a/README-1ST +++ b/README-1ST @@ -1,15 +1,34 @@ - README FIRST!!! - =============================================================================== + README FIRST!!! + To build this code after doing a Git clone, run: $ ./acprep update -If you try to configure/build on your own, you are almost certainly going to -run into problems. In future, you can run this command again and it will keep -you updated with the very latest version. +If you try to configure and build on your own, you are almost certainly going +to run into problems. In future, you can run this command again and again, +and it will keep you updated to the very latest version. + +=============================================================================== + + NOTE FOR MAC OS X USERS + +To build and install Ledger on the Mac requires several dependencies. If you +are a MacPorts user, you can install these dependencies very simply using: + + $ ./acprep dependencies + +Once this is done, I recommend building both debug and optimized versions of +Ledger, in a subdirectory of your source tree named 'build': + + $ mkdir build + $ ./acprep opt make + $ ./acprep debug make + +Now install the optimized version, but know that you have 'build/debug/ledger' +available for testing and more useful bug reports. ===============================================================================